Serving God's Purposes in Our Generation (Acts 13:36b)

Nepali Christian Songs

Nepali Worship SongLord I Lift Up Your Name On High Prabhu tapain ko naam uchalchhu maStuti gauna chahanchhu tapain koKhusi chhu mero jivan ma aaunubhoKhusi chhu malai bachhauna aunubho Swarga bata dharti ma aunubho... baato dekhaunaDharti bata Kruusama,mayro.. riin tirnaKruusa bata chihan ma, chihan bata swarga maPrabhu tapain kai naam uchha ma. * twice Nepali Christmas in Seoul02 Nepali Christian Song

Fighting Spouses

Truths to Build Your Life Fighting Spouses I was thinking… I heard recently of a fist-fight that broke out at a wedding, between newly wed spouses! I am told that they had to sleep in separate rooms on their wedding night.Indeed, a troubled way to start a wedding. And certainly a terrible way to continue a marriage. You’ve noticed that the ones closest to us can cause us the greatest pain. We have to find ways to overlook light offenses, the fender-benders of life. However, deeper offenses demand a strategic solution—forgiveness. We can overlook stuff, but forgiveness ends stuff. How…

Questions To My Readers

I want to ask you guys what part of this blog you find the most meaningful and helpful to you. I want to know what you think about my writings. So I would invite all my readers to write-in your feedback…     * Beatitudes - This is a series of articles I’ve just started. For the longest time, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5-7 have been the passage that has spoken volumes to me, and for the first time, I’ve started writing specifically out of it. How is my writing style? Do you feel like you can…

Tamil Christian Songs YouTube

Kadum Puyalile - En Meetpar Vol.2 Title: En Meetpar Vol.2Singer: Freddy Joseph Freddy Joseph in Malaysia Araatanai Devanae Makilvom Makilvom Precious Music Aalakkadullulye Youth Song - Tamil Youth Tamil Christian Music Video, especially geared towards the youth with Bollywood/Kollywood style dancing. :)

Statistics Versus Evidence And Detective Work In Non-Western Countries

A friend, who has been based in an extremely senior capacity with a commercial organisation, writes regarding that country: "we have no shortage of anectodal material (much of which is based on innuendo and quite frankly, half educated talk). Even after many years here, I find good and reliable unbiased evidence in remarkably short supply. We require not statisticians but high quality detectives here. Sherlock Holmes would have had a good career!" Though he intended the comment only in relation to the specific country in which he is based, this is an observation that is accurate everywhere east and south…

Language And Culture Shock – Argentina, South America

Last night, I was somewhat cranky. I´m feeling a bit overwhelmed with the language and differences in food. I feel that the food is just sitting in my stomach and sometimes making me feel nauseated. Just when I thought ¨At least the food isn´t too weird,¨ I had this fried fish with tomato sauce, layered with slices of ham and drenched mozzarella cheese as topping. I couldn´t eat the whole thing but I didn´t want to appear rude so I made myself scarf it down. Oh, gosh! I didn´t throw up or anything but carried that sick feeling all day.…

Children Of Immigrants

I read his distrubing story on children of immigrants in  Chicago Tribune. Most of the stories covered were from lower socio-economic class and people south of the US border. But I concur with the struggles of immigrant children and see many similiar trend among Asian Indian community as well. There is no doubt that immigrant life is hard. But life for the children is even harder. For the later it is social, psychological and spiritual. Being a adolescent has never been easy and it is harder now than ever has been. For immigrant communities, the challenges are multiplied. Need for…

Can We Bring Yesterday Back Around?

Discussion material on Sugababes Song: About You Now by Samuel Thambusamy What is the world tuning to? This week Sugababes have moved places. ‘About You Now’ has moved from No 35 to the top of the UK chart. Music has a way of finding us and entering our ‘mind-space’. Here are some questions that you can take with you as you listen to the song. Hopefully, these questions (and the answers you bring to them) will help you engage in an informed conversation with your friends. Listen to the Sugababes song, ‘ About You Now‘ It was so easy that…

A Swedish Atheist, An American Mormon, And An Indian Christian Walk Into A Korean Restaurant . . .

Russell Peters would have a field day with that title. The other night I had dinner with my doctor whom I had recently met. Great guy - hardworking, thoughtful, super intelligent, loves his family, cares about the planet, cares about people, and up for a good conversation. He had graciously and excitedly taken me up on my invitation to read Tim Keller’s The Reason for God and talk about it over a meal. In fact, it turns out that hardly anyone in his circle is willing to talk with him about the existence of God. The only other guy is…

Greetings from Argentina

Bueños dias, mi famila y amigos. I´m writing from my hotel room in Rosario, Argentina. It has been along trip but I made it. I´m exhausted and a bit jet lagged. I´ll have to keep my posts short because of time but I´ll try my best to update whenever I get a chance. The trip: I arrived at the Portland airport at 5 am. From there I flew to Washington, DC, where I had a 5 hour layover. Then at 10:00 pm I took the flight to Bueños Aires, Argentina. That flight was about 11 hours long. Fortunately, at the…

Do I Fall In Love Or Fall For Love?

I was struggling with this question for a long while....Do i fall in Love or fall for Love? Some of you would never understand this question or the magnitude of it till you face it...Many of us respond to love (FOR)Some of us live to love (IN) I choose to follow the latter....I have fallen IN love rather than FOR love.... Shared this with a friend of mine and she went "Bala.... that is so profound" and i went "It is what's in my heart" nothing to be profound about.... well God gives u experiences and gives u words to…

Fall Into Your Arms

Smiling at the thought…the wonder of knowing YouYou sought me…found me…and kept meAll I am is Yours And everyday I know it’s going to get betterEvery moment is going to be better than the lastEvery feeling will forever draw me closer Take what You will…and use me I prayMake me lost in Your love…as one drunkHelp me dream again…of a hope and longing Let my eyes see the glory of YouHelp me to forget what others may sayLet my life be a love song to YouHelp me to lay all else aside…as I follow You I wait in eager anticipationWhen…

Compliance and Ethics in Asian Firms

A few weeks ago there was an article in the South China Morning Post (on 17 May, to be precise), where the head of a consultancy argued that the very notion of anyone with a responsibility for ethics and compliance (an Ethics Officer or a Compliance Officer) goes against Asian culture, where everything is done on the basis of relationships. The author was writing in a specifically Chinese context, so he refers of course to guanxi, which is entirely alien to rules-based ways of doing business - which are what enabled the West to begin to catch up with the…

I'm Christian Dating a Non-Christian Possibly Intending To Get Married. Need Advice

I am a Hindu and have received a proposal from a Christian girl who converted from Hinduism three years ago. Whilst my parents expect her to follow my religion after marriage; I am of the view that she can follow her religion but she has to partake in all my Hindu religious activities; and that we have to have a Hindu marriage. I also respect Christianity and she can go to church etc. with myself accompanying her whenever possible. She has come back to me saying that all the above will be a sin in Christianity and that she will be punished if she participates in my activities. I have been advised by my Hindu priest to participate in her activities where possible. I respect her choice of religion because for me there is only one god; it's just that we all have our own ways of faith.

Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu Christian Songs – Blessings from Bethlehem Punjabi Church New York

Whatever reason might have brought you to this website, one thing is certain. God has a plan and purpose in your life. You are not here by chance or accident. You have a specific God-given assigment on this earth. You are precious to God and He loves you so much, that is why He has created you in His own image. You can’t find God’s purpose and plan in yourself, or in other people, or in the things of this world. God has made that plan for you and that plan can only be found in God alone.



Six Men Met In An Indian Airport: One Of Them Was Definitively Narrow-Minded

Through an imaginative dialog between six men with different worldviews, Praveen Raju of the Sakshi Times illustrates the implications of each in relation to the meaning and destination in life. At the Indian international airport, in a small restaurant,  five people are seated  around a long table relishing steaming tea . There is also a sixth person seated in a corner, on the next table, mutely watching  everyone. The announcer in her concerned yet pleasant voice apologizes the passengers for bad weather and thick fog  and  announces  in a regular and serious tone concerning flight  delay for about three hours. Suddenly, when the announcement was over, one of the five, Mr. Atheist, bangs the table and yells … 

Terrorized By A Spider

This morning while I was in the shower, a spider jumps on me. I freak out. I flick this creepy hairy fiend off to the side. Then, this creature starts jumping. Oh, great! With my soap dish I scoop it up and quickly throw it out before it escapes from my catch. Yuck! I'm surprised that I didn't scream as I usually would. A guy once said, "Women are amazing. They are brave enough to go through hours of childbirth. Some of these ladies are not afraid do the most admirable, courageous and daring things, yet they scream the loudest…

Happiness In Marriage

Recently a Harvard psychology professor (Dan Gilbert) came out with a book on happiness in marriage. It is called ’Stumbling on Happiness’. See the report in New York Times or Telegraph. See Dan Gilbert blog here. Among the many distorted views being promoted by this researcher is that children spoil happiness in marriage. How wrong this is. It probably is indicative of the growing selfishness of adults in the western culture. Whether it be marriage or children, our culture is all about what is in for me. A quote from the book, which gives the slant of the entire book, I…

Without Details

1. Been in mumbai for some time now, and been particularly busy the last two weeks working with 'vision rescue' (feeding and teaching slum children), conducting assemblies at a couple private schools, as well as playing on the praise and worship band at church. really really exciting and also challenging stuff...but i can't put all the details on here at the moment. 2. Have some major life decisions to make this month... 3. Will continue to trust in the faithful provision of my Savior... Beni

Mighty To Save Hillsong YouTube

Everyone Needs CompassionA Love That's Never FailingLet Mercy Fall On MeEveryone Needs ForgivenessA Kindness Of A SaviorThe Hope Of Nations SaviorHe Can Move The MountainsMy God Is Mighty To SaveHe Is Mighty To SaveForeverAuthor Of SalvationHe Rose And Conquered The GraveJesus Conquered The Grave So Take Me As You Find MeAll My Fears And FailuresFill My Life AgainI Give My Life To FollowEverything I Believe InNow I SurrenderShine Your Light And Let The Whole World SeeWe're Singing For The Glory Of The Risen King. . . . . JesusShine Your Light And Let The Whole World SeeWe're Singing For The…